Ear ornament



June 12, 19

J. KULAK 2,556,654

EAR ORNAMENT Filed July 9, 1946 INVENTOR. dOl-IN lfULAK Patented June 12, I951 UNITED EAR ORNAMENT John Kulak, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada I Application July 9, 1946, Serial No. 682,221

My invention relates to ornaments and more particularly to ear ornaments.

The object of my invention is to provide an ear ornament, which is held in place by taking advantage of the elevations and depressions ear.

Another object of my invention is to provide an ear ornament fitting onto the natural elevations and depressions of an ear and held in place thereon by means of spring pressure.

Other objects of my invention may appear in the following specification describing my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention.

It is however to be understood that my invention isnot to be limited or restricted to the exact construction and combination of parts described in the specification and shown in the drawing,

but that such changes and modifications can be made, which fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the frame or skeleton of the ear ornament according to my invention, an ornament being indicated in broken lines.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 in Figure 3,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 in Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a side elevational view showing the ear ornament of the invention in place in the oracle of the ear.

The drawing is executed in an enlarged scale for the sake of clarity.

Referring now in detail to the drawing the ear ornament forming the subject matter of my invention has a tubular body If).

A sliding member II is substantially cylindrical and is adapted to slide into the tubular body [0. On its inner end the sliding member I I has a circumferential flange I2, which fits snugly in the tubular body l0. Adjacent the rear end of the tubular body a circumferential groove I3 is pressed into the body forming a shoulder [4 on the inside of the body, which permits the sliding member H to pass, but engages the fiange H! on said member and prevents it from sliding entirelyout of the body.

A helical spring I5 is arranged in the tubular body and abuts the inner end of the sliding member II with one of its ends. The other end of the'spring l abuts the ridge of the curved of an 3'Claims. (CI. 63-14) web I 6 of a stop element IT. This element is substantially U-shaped and each of the flanges l8 thereof isprovided witha cutout in its front edge, so that 'two wing-shaped forwardly extending lugs l9 are formed.

In the front end of the tubular body In a I diametrically extending groove 30 is .provided to receive the ridge of the web It of the stop ele- A pin 20 extends through the lips 3| of the groove 30 and the stop element IT to support said element onthe body, so that the element can execute a slight pivotal movement relative to the body.

The spring I 5 between the stop element l1 and the sliding member H is under permanent compression and, in consequence, urges the sliding member rearwardly in the tubular body II).

The rear or outer end of the sliding member I l is narrowed down, as at 2| to form a fiat neck. A stop plate 22 is rigidly fastened onto the front end of the fiat neck 2 I, for instance by soldering, and has a forwardly curved outer end 23. A base plate 24 is firmly connected with the flat portion of the stop plate 22 and extends at right angles across the same.

Ornamental bodies of any desired kind may be attached to the stop element H, the body In and the rear stop consisting of the stop plate 22 and the base plate 24. These ornamental designs do not form an essential part of my invention and are therefore only indicated at 25 in the Figure 1 and are not described in detail.

The ear ornament is fastened to an ear (not shown) by pressing the two stops together and inserting them between two natural elevations of the ear. The spring [5 urges the stops firmly against these elevations holding the ornament in place.

Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An ear ornament including a tubular body, a stop element on said body, said stop element being designed to fit the contour of a first part of the ear, a sliding member arranged in said body, a stop plate on said sliding member outside of the body and a spring arranged in the body between the stop element and the sliding member,

said stop plate being shaped to fit the contour of a second part of the car, a circumferential flange on the inner end of the sliding member and an inwardly extending shoulder in the body to limit the outward sliding movement of the element, the stop element being substantially U-shaped, the curved web of the element being located in the stop element and the sliding member, said,

stop plate being shaped to fit the contour of a second part of the ear, a circumferential fiange on the inner end of the sliding member and an inwardl extending shoulder in-the body to -limit the outward sliding movementiofztheielement,the

stop element being substantially U-shaped, the curved web of the element being located in a diametrically extendingtgroove in the end of the body opposite ito .the sliding! memberyan'd a 'pin extendin'g through the lips vof said roove'and the :web of "the selementeancls supporting 'the ele- -ment :pivot'ally athereon, anda rear t' stop securely attached to the sliding member.

3. An sear ornamentincludingraztubular body, a stop element on .-;said vbodmuisaid :stop element being. designed toffit zthercontour 20f :a;fir'strpart of the ear, a sliding member arranged in saidbody,

1a stop plate ontsaidz'slidin'g member outsideof the- ;body :and'ra springzarmngediinnthe body between the :stop :element and :the ga'sliding member, 1 said stop plate being shaped to fit the contour of a second part of the ear, a circumferential flange on the inner end of the sliding member and an inwardly extending shoulder in the body to limit the outward sliding movement of the element, the stop element being substantially U-shaped, the curved web of the element being located in a diametrically extending groove in the end of the body opposite to the sliding member, and a 10 pin extending'throughthe lips of said; groove and the web of the element and'supp'orting the ele- ,ment pivotally thereon, and a rear stop securely attached to the sliding member, the rear stop consisting of a stop plate having a curved outer 15 end and a base plate extending across the stop "plate,'*the two'plates being rigidly mounted on a neekxformed-onthe outer end of the sliding member.

i 51 JOHN KULAK.

REFERENCES CITED The following referencesareeof recordin'the -'file of this patent:

e UNITED"STATES"'PATENTS Number Name Date 1,639,551 Booth Aug. 16, .1927 :;-2,ll0,9714' Williams Nov. 12,1946 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Great Britain IDec. 4, 1908 

